By 59%-13% people support reform of the House of Lords
New polling from YouGov continues the pattern from previous polling, showing very strong public support for reform of the unelected House of Lords. … Read the full post »
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New polling from YouGov continues the pattern from previous polling, showing very strong public support for reform of the unelected House of Lords. … Read the full post »
How pollsters treat those who say ‘don’t know’ is currently the biggest cause of differences in the results from different firms. … Read the full post »
Data from the British Election Study via Will Jennings shows that Labour support is highest among those who shop at ALDI. … Read the full post »
We’ve had the first polling since the Supreme Court ruling that the government’s plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. … Read the full post »
YouGov asked people, “To what extent, if at all, do you prioritise having fun in your day‑to-day life?” Here are the results, broken down by political affiliation. … Read the full post »
I’ve been on a podcast again talking about opinion polls. This time with Professor Tim Bale on the Mile End Institute podcast. … Read the full post »
New research from Ipsos for The Policy Institute shows that an increased proportion of the public think politicians invent or exaggerate culture wars as a political tactic. … Read the full post »
One pollster, one poll, one topic, two question wordings, two different answers: BMG and HS2. … Read the full post »
Britain’s participation in the European Convention on Human Rights has long been a great example of how changing the wording of a polling question can change the answers you get. … Read the full post »
All the caveats about this only being one poll apply, of course. Though the sample sizes for the cross-tabs are very chunky. … Read the full post »